This book explores the "invention" of specific breeds of horse in the context of imperial design and colonial trade routes. Divided into two sections, it deals respectively with the introduction, inve
For this collection of 14 essays exploring readings of expressions of the Asian diaspora in literature and film, Ma (English, Michigan State U.) uses the term "montage" to metaphorically indicate that
This is the second volume of Annotated Japanese Literary Gems, which makes available representative examples of Japanese short stories and novellas from Meiji to the present. This multi-volume set of
The author describes the essays in this collection as "mongrols of a sort"—part personal essay and part literary commentary or criticism. The conversations range over the narratives of several generat
This volume examines the high rate of suicide by the Palawan people of Kulbi-Kenipaqan in the Southern Philippines. Beginning with a description of Palawan culture and society, MacDonald follows with
Approaching the subject as an artist rather than a print scholar, Rebecca Salter focuses on the craftsmen and the complex visual culture within which they worked. Through information gained from inte
Traces in the Way is simultaneously a critical interpretation of the writings of noh playwright and thinker Komparu Zenchiku (1407–1470); a refutation of received views of Japanese traditional arts (m
Long before Magellan entered the Pacific in 1521 Westerners entertained ideas of undiscovered oceans, mighty continents, and paradisal islands at the far ends of the earth. First set down by Egyptian
Lansdown (English, James Cook U., Australia) has assembled 64 texts, mostly excerpts, ranging from the early 16th century into the 21st, revealing Western ideas about the South Pacific Islands and the
Containing English translations of 21 critical essays, this volume reveals how contemporary Japanese women writers have been received and read in Japan. Included are the voices of a variety of critics
"In the Name of Civil Society examines Philippine politics in a highly original and provocative way. Hedman’s detailed analysis shows how dominant elites in the Philippines shore up the structures of
Actor, playwright, and theorist of the noh theater Zeami Motokiyo (1363-1443) wrote 21 treatises on such aspects of theater as the nature of dramatic illusion, audience interest, tactics for composing
In a collaborative and interdisciplinary approach, contributors reexamine the influence of the Japanese on the region known as "Manchuria" from about 1900 to 1945. The seven essays describe the role o
In sharp contrast to today's disorder was the apparent cohesion and stability of Indonesia during much of the New Order period (1965-1998). While Suharto's authoritarian rule was significant, the regi
Presents 15 lively works of Chinese fiction written during the first half of the 20th century. The delightful short stories are organized into five themes: scandal, love, gallantry, crime, and satire.
Between 1997 and 2001 an extensive series of Dutch-language interviews was recorded with the aim of documenting 'the end of the Netherlands colonial presence in Asia'. These interviews concentrated on
Eleven anthropological essays presented by field researchers Wu and Cheung discuss a wide-ranging area of topics related to the meaning of Chinese food to understanding human culture. Noting that the
This study, which is based upon Ge's Ph.D. thesis for Indiana University, considers the development of vernacular fiction, or baihua in Chinese literature and its eventual dominance. The focus is on
Lost Voices of Modernity uncovers the story of the most popular and perhaps the most maligned modern Chinese literary journal, Xiaoshuo yuebao (The Short Story Magazine). First published in Shanghai i
The Genesis of East Asia examines in a comprehensive and novel way the critically formative period when a culturally coherent geopolitical region identifiable as East Asia first took shape. By sifting
In a companion to her Modern Japanese Aesthetics: A Reader , Marra (Japanese literature, U. of California-Los Angeles) compiles 21 articles from scholarly journals and book chapters to provide a cros
The first broad study of Japanese mandalas to appear in a Western language, this volume interprets mandalas as sanctified realms where identification between the human and the sacred occurs. The autho
This unusual and intriguing study of nationhood explores the nineteenth-century confrontation of ideas that transformed the kingdom of Siam into the modern conception of a nation. Fundamental to the a
In this suspenseful tale of seduction and deception, a wealthy banker is smitten by an alluring young woman while traveling aboard the express train from Beijing to Shanghai. A consummate storyteller
In this suspenseful tale of seduction and deception, a wealthy banker is smitten by an alluring young woman while traveling aboard the express train from Beijing to Shanghai. A consummate storyteller
Although global environmental problems created by the disappearance of tropical rain forests are all too well known, the forests themselves - vast in size and rich in diversity - are the least underst
The author examines how the Burmese state has sought to control the country's forest activities, and the ways in which groups relying on the forest for their livelihood (loggers, transnational corpora
Tells the story of Fragrant Lotus, whose feet were bound in the Grand Lotus style when she was six years old and now enable her to marry into a wealthy family
China’s role in the history of world animation has been trivialized or largely forgotten. In Animated Encounters Daisy Yan Du addresses this omission in her study of Chinese animation and its engageme
China’s role in the history of world animation has been trivialized or largely forgotten. In Animated Encounters Daisy Yan Du addresses this omission in her study of Chinese animation and its engageme
Why do Ryukyu’s official histories locate the origins of its early dynastic founders in Iheya and Izena, small islands located northwest of Okinawa? Why did the Ming court extend favorable trade terms
Okinawa, one of the smallest prefectures of Japan, has drawn much international attention because of the long-standing presence of US bases and the people’s resistance against them. In recent years, a
Features of the ninth edition of this full-color, topographic map of the Big Island include detailed road networks; large-scale inset maps of towns; points of interest (historic, natural, and cultural
Traveling in China today and walking about in various cities, it is easy to observe the continued unbridled construction of huge, megalithic high-rise complexes in vast stretches of the country, compl
This provocative new book applies the perspective of cross-identity performance to the translation of a wide variety of Chinese texts into English and French from the eighteenth to the twentieth centu
In this evocative memoir, Kim Lefèvre recounts her childhood and adolescence growing up in colonial Viet Nam. As a little girl living with her Vietnamese mother, she doesn’t understand the reactions o
In this evocative memoir, Kim Lefèvre recounts her childhood and adolescence growing up in colonial Viet Nam. As a little girl living with her Vietnamese mother, she doesn’t understand the reactions o
“This is an important book by Carl Vadivella Belle which argues that Hinduism and its manifestations in the diaspora has important significance in binding not only the Hindus but also encourages ‘othe
The level of outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) flows from ASEAN countries has increased rapidly in past two decades. This book examines OFDI trends and patterns in the ASEAN region including th
Written by scholars of various disciplines, the essays in this volume dig beneath the veneer of Hawai‘i’s myth as a melting pot paradise to uncover historical and complicated cross-racial dynamics. Ra
